About

My name is Alvine Kapitako and I am a Science Journalist based in the United States of America. I have experience in health and social reporting from my home country, Namibia. I have a keen interest in public health epidemics and this is partly how this blog came into being. When my Science Writing for the Media lecturer, Cat Warren, asked our class to individually start a blog on anything we’re passionate about, the first thing that came to mind was diseases. I then decided to narrow the idea down to waterborne diseases. Why waterborne diseases, you may ask? Because annually more than 3.4 million people die from waterborne diseases, according to the World Health Organisation. With this blog, I hope to share news and feature stories on different waterborne diseases in the simplest, yet captivating manner. Feel free to contact me via email: alvine.kapitako@gmail.com